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TRENDING NEWS MAY 21, 2014

by Heidi Aiken,posted May 21 2014 7:56AM

GHS is Making a bold move into other competitors’ turf,” says one health care consutant …
The Greenville Health System is planning a $40 million project to develop “ multi-specialty.. care centers” in Anderson and Spartanburg counties…that’ will have an urgent-care component …. diagnostic services…surgery and advanced imaging/
according to the State newspaper/

GHS is also planning a $19 million move of their birthing - ob-stet-rics unit …to Patewood Hospital off Pelham Road../

GM has told dealers they cannot sell new or used models of a number of vehicles until repairs …are made- they include.. Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia crossovers from the 2009-2014 model years and Saturn Outlook crossovers from 2009-2010- …problems with the lap belt/ also, GM has stopped the sale of Cadillac Escalade and Escalade ESVs from the 2015 model year- problems with the front passenger air bag

Google is amassing cash overseas …$20 billion to $30 billion.. earmarked for the acquisition of foreign companies and technology rights held outside the U.S.
Eighth-grader Trent Phillips took medalist honors to lead Boiling Springs to the 4A state golf championship

? Will Asheville native …Caleb Johnson be the next American Idol … we’ll find out tonight on 8pm FOX Carolina "(Dream On" by Aerosmith, "Maybe I'm Amazed" byPaul McCartner and his single "As Long As You Love Me)."

Last night- Josh kaufman …Team Usher - won The Voice-

Tomoro night- Bob Costas will speak at the ACE Awards .. for “unsung heroes” among Greenville County students – info at coaches 4 character.com

This is a Blood drive and kids fun day - in honor of 4 year old AnnaLeigh at Anderson ford-mazda 9am – she has Aplastic Anemia and has to have blood and platelet transfusions on a regular basis. To bloster her immune system/

The House has approved a measure that candidates for governor.. pick their running mate …starting in 2018. / Another vote , then , the bill is sent to the governor's desk.

a few primary results form yesterday- Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal won his republican primary and will run for re-election against former President Jimmy Carter's grandson, Jason Carter. .

energy companies want new laws to protect what they call trade secrets...the secret chemical mixes that they use for fracking for natural gas../ The NC senate is considering making it a crime to dislcose those trade secrets/

at Japan's crippled Fukushima power plant..Groundwater from the least contaminated areas of the facility is being released into the ocean ....so it does not run into contaminated areas and create more toxic water amid storage space limitations.

Firefighters from several Haywood County departments are were battling a large house fire ....on top of a mountain ...known as "The Eagles Nest" . in Waynesville this morning.no injuries reported